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      <title>DAILY: Dismissal of injunction maintained on appeal, but different reasons outlined</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Octeau v Kempter Marketing Inc, the Court of Appeal of the Province of Quebec has confirmed a decision of the Superior Court, concluding that it was improbable that a “casual consumer in somewhat of a hurry” purchasing medium-priced Hörst Düsseldorf men’s clothing products in a retail outlet would consider that they are related to high-end Horst Waterproof cycling products in a high-end sporting goods store.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ARTICLE: The view onlineBucking the UDRP trend</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Trademark practitioners should pay close
attention to a recent WIPO decision which
could set a precedent on the ‘identical or
confusingly similar’ element in domain
name disputes]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=03fd949f-912b-41ce-bc95-bed1de1e9d20</link>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Anti-counterfeiting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Like the manager of a professional sports team, trademark  owners bear the pain and glory for their teams’ 
success and failures. However, China’s trademark laws and  enforcement methods can help you turn that ‘L’ 
into a ‘W’.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=6c779365-dc23-4c78-b970-b2bc7666e824</link>
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      <title>DAILY: Does the domain community understand the true cost of trademark protection?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The battle lines have been drawn, with domainers on one side and brand owners on the other, following the release of a study predicting that new gTLDs will result in only 316 cases of cybersquatting per year, at an average cost of $0.10 per registered trademark worldwide.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=a2296634-3b41-4088-89f1-af9633ab712d</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=a2296634-3b41-4088-89f1-af9633ab712d</guid>
      <author>(WTR Daily)</author>
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      <category>Daily</category>
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        <category>Cybersquatting</category>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Preparing for the future pharmaceutical trademark regime</title>
      <description><![CDATA[While the outcome of the US FDA pilot programme on
trademark approval is not due until 2011 at the earliest,
the scheme offers important pointers for those
considering the development of a pharmaceutical mark]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=397eb2ec-ccbe-4938-b06b-a77edb5a3567</link>
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        <category>Registration</category>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Counterfeiting perspectivesA sporting chance of success</title>
      <description><![CDATA[With a number of international sports
tournaments heading to the region,
counterfeiting in Latin America looks set
to surge. For brand owners, now is the
time to review their protection strategies]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=0b425f3a-9c6b-4bd5-bda8-a5a6bf5c3028</link>
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      <category>Article</category>
      <category>International</category>
        <category>Counterfeiting</category>
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      <title>ARTICLE: The winding road towards harmonization in Latin America</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the last issue of WTR we examined moves to adopt the
Madrid Protocol in Latin America. At present, a number
of protections are available to mark owners across the
region – but it is very much a changing picture]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=7ed59608-a955-41c3-bfae-a37834c9d415</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=7ed59608-a955-41c3-bfae-a37834c9d415</guid>
      <author>(Andrea Mackielo)</author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=7ed59608-a955-41c3-bfae-a37834c9d415#comments</comments>
      <category>Article</category>
      <category>International</category>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Anti-counterfeiting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Over the last few years, both Customs and the courts have become more proactive in the fight against fake
goods, with the new Industrial Property Code set to provide further clarification on the extent of IP rights]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=28e0c987-fa9e-4239-8c47-a26a171e179c</link>
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      <author></author>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Anti-counterfeiting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In the face of increased levels of counterfeiting, Romanian  law provides a range of important protections 
for brand owners.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=0e562f97-719a-48b6-893c-9c06f9c571f2</link>
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      <author></author>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Anti-counterfeiting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[While few counterfeit goods actually originate in Russia, brand owners need to be aware of the protections in
place to guard against the impact of infringements]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=508b4684-497a-462e-bf92-81fa093bb4e1</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=508b4684-497a-462e-bf92-81fa093bb4e1</guid>
      <author></author>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Talking point: ACTA</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The content and format of the Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations are hot topics of
debate, with commentators questioning whether the
agreement will deal with anti-counterfeiting at all or
rather focus on copyright infringement in the digital
environment. The secretive nature of the discussions,
which has been characterized by a series of document
leaks, has also come under fire. WTR speaks to Stan
McCoy, assistant US trade representative for intellectual
property and innovation at the Office of the US Trade
Representative (USTR), for the latest on the discussions
and asks industry commentators for their views]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=2fbe2948-2826-48bb-8557-353a8e415f32</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=2fbe2948-2826-48bb-8557-353a8e415f32</guid>
      <author>(Trevor Little)</author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=2fbe2948-2826-48bb-8557-353a8e415f32#comments</comments>
      <category>Article</category>
      <category>International</category>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Anti-counterfeiting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Spanish spend an average of €285 million on counterfeit  goods. While this poses a challenge to 
trademark owners, protections are available through both  Customs and the courts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=1437d313-28c2-4ef8-b714-3042a4ef3e45</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=1437d313-28c2-4ef8-b714-3042a4ef3e45</guid>
      <author></author>
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      <category>Article</category>
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      <title>ARTICLE: When imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Deciding what action to take against infringers can be
difficult enough – but what happens when you have an
economic partnership with the infringer, as is the case
with supermarket lookalikes?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=d1346b29-889c-4a02-a9e0-2ea263b6b73d</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=d1346b29-889c-4a02-a9e0-2ea263b6b73d</guid>
      <author></author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=d1346b29-889c-4a02-a9e0-2ea263b6b73d#comments</comments>
      <category>Article</category>
      <category>Unfair use</category>
        <category>Passing off</category>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Brand politics</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Governments around the world are finally waking
up to the importance of brands. WTR investigates how
some are now strategizing how to propel domestic
brands onto a global stage]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=186321fd-3023-4696-aa26-26f29a9e25e7</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=186321fd-3023-4696-aa26-26f29a9e25e7</guid>
      <author>(Adam Smith)</author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=186321fd-3023-4696-aa26-26f29a9e25e7#comments</comments>
      <category>Article</category>
      <category>Brand strategy</category>
        <category>Brand</category>
        <category>Government/policy</category>
        
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      <title>ARTICLE: Increasing the accuracy of brand valuations</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A forthcoming international standard will set out best
practice for brand valuation – and could fundamentally
alter the relationship between the trademark and
marketing functions]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=9fbdbd49-f9c4-4e88-baac-24b5b036ae1b</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=9fbdbd49-f9c4-4e88-baac-24b5b036ae1b</guid>
      <author></author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=9fbdbd49-f9c4-4e88-baac-24b5b036ae1b#comments</comments>
      <category>Article</category>
      <category>Brand value</category>
        <category>Brand</category>
        
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      <title>ARTICLE: Seizing the initiative over goods in transit</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The recent seizure of pharmaceutical goods in Europe
has reignited the debate over how goods in transit are
treated – with political interests and economic threats
threatening to muddy the legal waters]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=a4fcdfb6-387e-493f-b1f0-172b82f856f0</link>
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      <author></author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=a4fcdfb6-387e-493f-b1f0-172b82f856f0#comments</comments>
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      <title>ARTICLE: INTA defends position over ‘hijacking’ accusations</title>
      <description><![CDATA[INTA has responded to criticism
that it tried to “hijack” an online
consultation regarding the new
generic top-level domain (gTLD)
programme, and urged the
Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) to reform its mode of
inviting participation]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=33069b22-6e09-4c26-8119-16423646af80</link>
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      <author></author>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Debate sparked after shock proposal over CTM surplus</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The study into the functionality
of the European trademark
system, being conducted by
researchers from the Max
Planck Institute (MPI), is
moving at a fast pace, with
visits to national offices due to
conclude in March. However,
much of the debate
surrounding the study has
centred on concerns over its
focus after a surprising
contribution from the Office for
Harmonization in the Internal
Market (OHIM)]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=b399636b-7780-48ee-b7df-1066fcbe0108</link>
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      <author></author>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Anti-counterfeiting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[With Italy’s policing bodies boasting internal departments to  investigate IP infringement, and a range 
of actions possible, the country is well-geared to tackle the  counterfeiting threat. However, brand owners 
must also ensure they police the threat themselves.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=1d59a2a5-abd0-4536-8da8-0fa98d7ddf0f</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=1d59a2a5-abd0-4536-8da8-0fa98d7ddf0f</guid>
      <author></author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=1d59a2a5-abd0-4536-8da8-0fa98d7ddf0f#comments</comments>
      <category>Article</category>
      <category>Counterfeiting</category>
        <category>Enforcement</category>
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      <title>ARTICLE: Anti-counterfeiting</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite a lack of specific remedies for counterfeiting in Canada, there are still options for brand owners.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=a66ffb46-fa82-41ba-8570-0ee52b311f9f</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=a66ffb46-fa82-41ba-8570-0ee52b311f9f</guid>
      <author></author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/issues/article.ashx?g=a66ffb46-fa82-41ba-8570-0ee52b311f9f#comments</comments>
      <category>Article</category>
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      <title>DAILY: ICANN clarifies redemption fee rules</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ICANN has published an "Advisory Concerning Posting of Registrar Fees for Restoring Deleted Domain Names". The aim was to clarify a provision of the Expired Domain Deletion Policy in relation to the fees charged by registrars for redeeming domain names in what is known as the 'redemption grace period'.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=bfb7c507-202a-4492-8450-0331ca57f065</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=bfb7c507-202a-4492-8450-0331ca57f065</guid>
      <author>(WTR Daily)</author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=bfb7c507-202a-4492-8450-0331ca57f065#comments</comments>
      <category>Daily</category>
      <category>Domain names</category>
        
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      <title>DAILY: Who is watching the new top trademarks list as closely as brand owners?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Colombian government’s decision to give the top 100 brand owners on the Globally Protected Marks List (GPML), administered by Deloitte and Belgian law firm Laga, the chance to obtain their space in the '.co' domain for free caught the eye of many brand owners. However, they are not the only interested parties following the developments in Colombia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=b6ed5b2f-8a3c-4744-b39a-b560e84d66d8</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=b6ed5b2f-8a3c-4744-b39a-b560e84d66d8</guid>
      <author>(WTR Daily)</author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=b6ed5b2f-8a3c-4744-b39a-b560e84d66d8#comments</comments>
      <category>Daily</category>
      <category>Cybersquatting</category>
        <category>Internet issues</category>
        <category>Domain names</category>
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      <title>DAILY: Juxtaposition of words held not to be sufficiently creative</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In PromoCell bioscience alive GmbH Biomedizinische Produkte v OHIM, the General Court has upheld OHIM’s refusal to register the word mark SUPPLEMENTPACK for goods and services in Classes 1, 5, 41 and 42 on the grounds that it lacked distinctive character. Among other things, the court agreed with the board that SUPPLEMENTPACK would be read, heard and understood by the relevant public as 'supplement pack'.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=e03aed41-f7b9-4554-8593-8c4175bacd4d</link>
      <guid>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=e03aed41-f7b9-4554-8593-8c4175bacd4d</guid>
      <author>(WTR Daily)</author>
      <comments>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=e03aed41-f7b9-4554-8593-8c4175bacd4d#comments</comments>
      <category>Daily</category>
      <category>Examination/opposition</category>
        <category>International procedures</category>
        
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      <title>DAILY: COMPANYS held to be distinctive</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In IC Companys A/S v CBR Textile GmbH, the acting controller has refused an application for a declaration of invalidity of the trademark COMPANYS. The acting controller found that COMPANYS was an invented word, which was thus capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of another.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: New Trademark Law enters into force</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The new Trademark Law has come into force, replacing the Law on Trademarks 1997. All trademark proceedings pending on January 1 2010 will continue under the new law. Among other things, the new law introduces a right to compensation for damages suffered as a result of trademark infringement.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Availability of IDNs announced</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Luxembourg Registry, DNS-LU, has announced various modifications to its Domain Name Charter. Among other things, it is now possible to register IDNs in the '.lu' domain name space. This will enable the registration of domain names with special characters, such as those commonly used in the Luxembourgish, French and German languages.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=ce80fada-68b2-4445-8f84-faeb5ea64ff4</link>
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      <title>DAILY: EMPEROR MARTIN mark invalidated on grounds of bad faith and fraud</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In PT Swakarya Indah Busana v Dhan International Exim Pte Ltd, the High Court has held that Dhan International Exim Pte Ltd's trademark EMPEROR MARTIN had been registered in bad faith and that the registration was tainted with fraud. Among other things, the court found that Dhan never intended to use the mark as registered.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: National offices urged to embrace the OHIM windfall</title>
      <description><![CDATA[OHIM's administrative board and budget committee has set out the framework within which national IP offices and users can apply for support from the €50m cooperation fund - and now national offices need to seize the opportunity offered.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Customs simplified procedure to be fully implemented</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The government is introducing new subsidiary legislation to make it easier for Customs to destroy counterfeit goods. The need for the new legislation became apparent when a Northern Irish court held that Customs’ previous practice did not comply with the EU Customs Regulation. The government is thus introducing a new statutory instrument, expected to come into force on March 10 2010.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Leaked document highlights split over CTM fee overpayments</title>
      <description><![CDATA[While OHIM's administrative board and budget committee were meeting to outline their plans for the OHIM cooperation fund, an equally intriguing subplot was being played out online with regards the organization’s recent proposals to redistribute funds from the Community trademark fee surplus back to the brand owners who had previously overpaid.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Argentine bank establishes better right to acronym BICE</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a dispute between Argentine financial entity Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior SA and Chilean bank Banco Bice over use of the name BICE, the Federal Court of Appeals has held, among other things, that because the Argentine bank had been known by the acronym BICE for at least one year before Banco Bice filed suit, the latter's claim was time barred under the Trademark Law.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: OLIVOTERAPIA and ELAIOTHERAPY held to be dissimilar</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Opposition Division of OHIM has dismissed an opposition filed by the owner of the Spanish trademark OLIVOTERAPIA against the registration of the mark ELAIOTHERAPY. Among other things, the Opposition Division held that it was unlikely that the Spanish public would make a connection between the Greek word 'elaio' and the Spanish word 'olivo', which both relate to olives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Combination of marketing, design and trademark law provides protection</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a dispute between BMW and Danish company East Scandic A/S, the Maritime and Commercial Court of Copenhagen has ruled in favour of BMW. The case illustrates how a product may be protected by a combination of design law, trademark law and provisions on good marketing practices.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Missing actual marketplace realities in confusion surveys can be fatal</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In THOIP v The Walt Disney Company, the District Court for the Southern District of New York has excluded the confusion survey of plaintiff THOIP on the grounds that it did not recreate marketplace realities. The court's lengthy opinion provides a primer on the elements to consider in developing viable likelihood of confusion surveys.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Warning sounded over European trademarks</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Danish Patent and Trademark Office today became the latest national office to comment on the recent Onel decision, suggesting a middle ground needs to be found to ensure the continued functioning of the European trademark system.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Abbreviation held to be descriptive of insurance services</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Deutsche Betriebskrankenkasse (Deutsche BKK) v OHIM, the General Court has upheld a decision of the Board of Appeal of OHIM in which the latter had refused to register the mark DEUTSCHE BKK for insurance services, among others, on the grounds that it was descriptive. The case raises the issue of whether a term which refers to an institution that no longer exists can still be descriptive.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Criticism website does not fall foul of French trademark law</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Smart&co SAS, a French company specializing in packaged gift boxes containing themed vouchers, has lost a complaint filed with WIPO in relation to the domain name 'smartbox-arnaque.com' under the UDRP. Among other things, the panel highlighted that use of a mark in a domain name for the purpose of criticism did not fall foul of French trademark law, since it was not a use in the course of business.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=670e9352-4794-40bb-b2d2-1d73a26cce12</link>
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      <title>DAILY: Door left open to 'own name' defence in relation to trading names</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Hotel Cipriani Srl v Cipriani (Grosvenor Street) Ltd, the Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the High Court on all grounds. Hotel Cipriani was thus successful in its action for trademark infringement against the Cipriani London restaurant. However, the Court of Appeal would not rule out that the so-called 'own name' defence to trademark infringement would never apply to the trading name of a company.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: SIPO's MERCATOR decision set aside for the second time</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Poslovni Sistem Mercator dd v Tabacofina-Vander Elst NV, the Administrative Court has set aside a decision of the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office in which the latter had, for the second time, dismissed Poslovni Sistem Mercator's opposition against the registration of the trademark MERCATOR for tobacco products. The case was again remitted to SIPO for further consideration.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Tove Graulund’s Zacco departure illustrates challenges still ahead</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A reminder that the industry is still feeling the impact of the global economic crisis came this week with the news that Tove Graulund, former chair of MARQUES, has left her position as director of trademarks at European firm Zacco.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: When it comes to 3D marks, what’s in a name?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[An interesting decision has come out of the General Court with regard to the registrability of three dimensional trademarks in Europe, with the importance of the word element of the packaging being de-emphasized. With cases involving trademarks for packaging shapes few and far between, the decision is important as it helps mark owners to assess the extent of the protection available to them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Philip Morris decision provides clarity on dilution provisions</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Delhi High Court has dismissed ITC Limited's application for an injunction preventing Philip Morris from using a stylized M logo for its popular Marlboro brand of cigarettes. Among other things, the court held that, based on an overall assessment, ITC's W logo and Philip Morris's M logo were not identical or similar.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Should brand owners really ignore the threat of cybersquatters?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The battle between the interests of domainers and trademark professionals continues with the publication of a new study claiming that Fortune 100 companies have not registered many of their trademarks in recently created generic top-level domains.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: University granted significant leverage for exploitation of letter combination</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision of the TTAB refusing registration of the University of South Carolina’s SC design mark and granting summary judgment in favour of the University of Southern California. The TTAB had also denied a counterclaim cancellation action attempting to cancel the University of Southern California’s registration for its standard character SC mark.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Requirements for revocation of trademarks explained</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal of Lisbon has upheld a decision of the Commercial Court of Lisbon in which the latter had found that the owner of the trademark SAIMA had successfully demonstrated that it had made genuine use of its mark during a period of five consecutive years. The application for the revocation of the mark was thus rejected.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=f7cde394-4c74-414a-9bc8-7f99f929d3bd</link>
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      <title>DAILY: Relationship between trademarks and first names explored</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The District Court of Oslo has issued its decision in a dispute between Sildakongen Produksjon AS and Arvid Otto Mørch, also known as Sildakongen, over the rights to the trademark SILDAKONGEN ('herring king'). Among other things, the court found that although Mørch was known under the name Sildakongen, he had not established trademark rights in that name under Section 2 of the Trademark Act.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Temporary injunction granted based on conceptual similarity of devices</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Mul-T-Lock Ltd v Rav Bariach (08) Industries Ltd, the Supreme Court has granted a temporary injunction preventing Rav Bariach (08) Industries Ltd from using a 'shield and torch' mark due to its conceptual similarity with the registered 'muscleman' mark. However, the injunction was delayed by six months due to the applicant's bad faith during the proceedings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Questions referred to ECJ on trademark use by can filler</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In a dispute between Red Bull and Frisdranken Industrie Winters, the Hoge Raad has referred questions to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling. Among other things, the Dutch court seeks to know whether the mere filling of a can that bears a trademark should be considered as use of that mark in the course of trade, even where such act is carried out on behalf of a third party.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Addressing the patent backlog critical to the efficient running of the USPTO</title>
      <description><![CDATA[WTR ventured into the patent world today to attend the launch of new research into the economic cost of patent backlogs. The study presented a bleak picture with regard to the global backlog of patent applications, yet efforts to address the problem should be closely followed by trademark professionals.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DAILY: Single character found to differentiate marks</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In V&S Vin & Sprit Aktiebolag v Intershoe Inc, the Opposition Division of OHIM has held that there was no likelihood of confusion between the trademarks V&S and VS. Among other things, the Opposition Division found that the difference between the marks - the symbol '&' - would be perceived by consumers given the short length of the marks.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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